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P.HTIi:s I.EAVINC I-Oll sr.M.MBH.
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olllpc. In iiprxiin or liy iiiall.
'I'hr iiildren will lip chunked
nn often im desired.
China will have to build several more
great walls If It hopes to stop the ad
vance of the allied armies.
And still they come. The xi.dus of
disgusted democrats from the Hryan
camp keeps constantly Increasing.
Roosevelt's. Itinerary has been given
out at this early date In order that
democrats can hunt out the tall timber
In ample time.
Several of the participants In the game
of hunt-the-Honutorlal-thlmblc over In
Iowa think they are getting warm. Hut
(iovornor Shaw Is the only man who can
open up the hiding place,
Kvory ono mentioned up to ditto to
head tho Iowa democratic ticket has de
clined. Iowa democrats should not lie
discouraged. When every ono else falls
they still have Kreil White.
Nebraska crop reports are uniformly
good. All that Is needed to assure con
tinued prosperity Is to make certain that
markets and prices aro not disturbed
by change of national policies.
Democratic papers are In a rago be
cause, they say, Theodore Roosevelt has
insulted democracy. The democratic
organs should not be so sensitive about
quotations from tho party record.
We are nfrald tho newspapers aro re
sponsible for the meeting of tho "antl's"
at Indianapolis. If it were not for the
ease with which tho "antl's" break into
print they would never have gotten to
gether.
The trading stamp proposition Is
purely an advertising scheme. If the
merchants of Omaha will put tho same
money into advertising space In The
Hee. they will have a guaranty of hotter
returns.
A Nebraska man Is treasurer of tho
Society of the Army of tho I'hlllimlnos
Tho Nebraska boys wero at tho front
when tho lighting was on: no wondi
they aro at tho front when tho ollle.es
aro given out.
If our amiable free silver conteiu
porary Is anxious to have a debate wo
suggest that It would llnd ample ma
terlal to combat In Its own back tiles
that denounce 10 to 1 free coinage as
robbery nnd fraud.
Reports from Pekln aro to the effect
that Prlnco Tunn has left the city for
tho Interior. With tho approach of tho
nllles tho ellmnte of tho Chinese capital
Is becoming decidedly-unhealthy for the
lender of tho Iloxcr uprising.
Senator Uutler announces that he will
support Hryan, but that ho must have a
populist tall to tho ticket in order to
feel nt homo In tho fusion house. The
senator should read over again tho third
contingency proposition laid down In
tho Instructions to tho delegates from
Nebraska to tho Sioux Kails convention
The business transacted at tho South
Ouiaha packing houses not only rellocts
tho general prosperity of tho country
but tho growing Importance of that mar
ket. Tho section tributary to this mar
ket Is ono of tho largest and best In. the
country nnd tho advantages offered to
the stock shipper aro gradually extend
Ing the Held.
Pence nnd quiet reign In tho pre
clncts of tho Stato Hoard of Transporta
tlon over since tho auditor decided to
elgn tho salnry warrant of tho socio
tarles. Tho railroads havo given these
officials such a scare they aro not likely
to do" anything to them for some time
nioro serious than ask for passes anil
other accommodations for themselves
and friends.
Till: M.XTthli til' i ill hi-' ixri:lih:sT.
Tim Indianapolis News nn liulcoti(l
at paper, llilnkH there Ih nothing mote
abMinl than tlit howl or empire that
has been raised liy those aii.loili to for
get the sliver ilebitueh of four yearn
nfc'o, anil remarks that the atonlshlni:
thing Ik Suit even some sensible people
shottltl be Infltieneed by It.
"The only question," says that paper.
"Is whether the Amerleaii people are
willing to trust the n flu Irs of the coun
try to Mr. Ilryan ami it Itryan cabinet.
ami to take the chance of overthrowing
iiiir present tlnanclal Mnniliml. thereby
bringing disaster on tho country. Peo
ple art; more Interested In knowing what
.Mr. Itryan will do for the United States
than what he will do for tho Philip
pines." That is well put. The chief concern
of the American people Is with their
domestic Interests, Which party Is the
more likely to conserve and promote the
welfare of our people? Tho record of
tho lust seven years should be a stilll
cleat answer. Under n democratic, ad
ministration we had panic, depression
and business disaster. During the pros-
ut republican administration wo have
bad Industrial and commercial activity,
general prosperity and extraordinary
material progress.
The ltryanlto party Is pledged to tho
overthrow of the gold standard and
from tin attitude of Its leader past and
present there can bo no doubt If elected
he will do all that Is possible for tho
overthrow of that standard. The whole
power of his administration would be
directed to bringing that nlioiit. That
would Inevitably produce conditions In
jurious to every Interest. Tho ltryanlto
party stands for other policies and prin
ciples which would not bo conducive to
the Interests and welfare political, eco
nomic or social of the American people.
The matter of chief Interest Is, Indeed,
what Mr. Itryan will do for tho United
States rather than what he will do for
the Philippines.
a.x "iXDKi'i:xrn:.XTS" nt'ir.
One of tho speakers at tho convention
of tho "Independents" In Indianapolis
said: "Tho president of tho United
States has robbed this people of their
good name and their honorable standing
among the nations." What fustian Is
this.
There has never been a time In Ameri
can history when this country enjoyed
the respect of tho world In greater de
gree than at present, or when the pres
tige and tho influence of tho United
States In tho affairs of tho world were
at a higher standard than now. Euro
pean governments frankly acknowledge
our diplomatic triumphs; our position as
an Industrial and commercial nation is
In the front rank; our growing tlnanclal
power Is everywhere recognized; the
credit of our government Is unequalled.
What better evidence of our Interna
tional standing ami Influence than the
fact that tho United States has practic
ally dictated thus far the policy In re
gard to China and that today tho Euro
pean powers arc tnoro interested in the
attitude of this nation regarding the fu
ture of that empire than li that of any
other.
The good name and honorable charac
ter of tho American people aro nt the
highest point and even tho "antl-imper-
lallsts" are Incapable of tarnishing them,
although they aro earnestly endeavoring
to do so.
SKTTLL0 WITH CUIXA.
When tho legations In Pekln have been
rescued there will arise tho question of
Indemnity and after that is disposed of
tho graver problem of tho permanent
status of China and of the character of
her future relations with the civilized
world wilt coino up for settlement.
A Washington dispatch quotes tin un
named Washington olliclal as saying
that tills government will demand In
demnity for every American killed or
maimed by tho Chinese In the present
trouble sulllcieut to support their fami
lies for tho remainder of their lives.
This olliclal said tho United States does
not want a square foot of Chinese terri
tory, but besides demanding a pecuniary
Indemnity will exact assurances of a sat
isfactory character that such a stato of
affairs as now exists In China shall not
again occur.
If the other governments demand In
demnity similar to that which It Is said
tho United States will ask an enormous
burden will bo Imposed upon China and
tho question Is, Where will she obtain
the money to meet It? Tho revenues of
tho empire are not In excess of tho ex
penditures, its credit Is low and any con
siderable Increase In the taxation of Its
people might cause further trouble.
What If China should bo unable to meet
a monetary Indemnity amounting an
nually to many millions, would the pow
ers not be likely to demand territory In
settlement? It Is not to bo doubted
that some of them would do so. We
do not believe tho United States would
bo a party to such a demand, or would
give It any couiiteuanco or support, but
Russia, tiermauy and France would not
hesitate to ask the cession of territory
In settlement of their Indemnity claims
If China should default In paying what
might bo agreed upon. And if such a
demand wero mnde the United States
could offer no valid objection to It.
While. It Is clearly to the Interest of this
country that tho territorial Integrity of
China shall bo preserved, wo would
havo no right to Interfere with another
nation's efforts to secure Its just claims
by whatsoever method It should deem
to bo necessary. It appears to bo rec
ognized at Washington that tho collec
tion of Indemnity may prove dllllcult
and It Is suggested that wo may have to
station war ships ami ollielals at the
principal ports to watch the revenues ami
protect tho Interests of tho United States
by taking charge of such revenues and
reserving come portion of them to apply
to tho Indemnity. This would bo a
legitimate proceeding, for which there
are numerous precedents, and If another
power should bo willing to accept ter
ritory In lieu of money that would bo
no less legitimate. It Is quite possible,
however, that demands for territory
would produce a clashing of Interests
between tho powers already in China
that would imperil International peace.
This Is now apparent In the feeling
manifested regarding the sending of
Hrltlsh troops to Shanghai, particularly
by (lerinany and Franco, the Hrltlsh
government being suspected of n design
to secure entire control of the Yang Tso
Klang valley.
As to' the future government of China.
It seems certain that very Important
chances will be made. It Is doubtful If
the existing government can survive the
present crisis, but what sort of political
system shall succeed It Is a question that
will not be easily determined. Hut In
any event It Is plain that If the clvlll.ed
nations are to have any relations at all
with China they must be established
upon a different and more secure basis
than at present.
.IKK TUFA' W0HTU TK MOSKVt
One of tho Interesting recommenda
tions of President Donnelly In his retir
ing report to tho International Typo
graphical union In session ut Milwaukee
advises the abolition of tho annual con
vention nnd that In the future Mich gen
eral assemblies be held only on special
call by Vote of the members. The reason
urged by President Donnelly Is that
these national conventions are expensive
luxuries, costing, according to bis esti
mate, nearly if.'iO.OOO, and that the money
expended on them could be better util
ized by the organization In promoting di
rectly tho objects for which It Is striv
ing. This raises the question without side
Issues, Aro these annual conventions of
national trades unions, associations and
societies worth the money? Judged sim
ply from tho enormous increase of the
number of such gatherings In recent
years and the unprecedented attendance
at many of them, the llrst conclusion
would be that the people interested are
satlslled with tho returns; otherwise
they would not devote their time and re
sources to their encouragement.
Aside from the sharp competition be
tween various cities for tho privilege of
entertaining the national conventions of
various kinds, tho broadening Influence
of the interchange of opinions nnd tho
more Intimate association of representa
tives from all sections of tho country
aro not to be underestimated. While
as a rule little Is accomplished further
than to clarify views upon subjects of
mutual concern and settle questions
affecting particularly tho organization
Involved, the educational effet't Is plainly
visible through the dissemination of en
lightened opinions throughout the coun
try on tho return of tho delegates or
members to their respective homes.
Whether these results aro worth tho
money must, however, depend entirely
upon tho particular organization. Tho
annual conventions of tho Typographical
union may perhaps not produce results
corresponding to the expense, whereas
tho national conventions of teachers or
of tho Christian Endcavorcrs may bo tho
saving clause in tho usefulness of those
organizations. Each will have to weigh
tho advantages and disadvantages for
Itself and strike tho balance on its
ledger. If this balance Is In red Ink It
may bo ndvlsiiblo to discontinue the na
tional convention or to hold It less fre
quently. Hut if tho figures are In tho
other eoluinu, the practice of nnnual
national conventions will be continued
and stimulated,
Tho suggestion from tho typograph
ical union president Is sure to set the
otllccrs of other' societies and associa
tions to thinking.
tho protest to Keep me mumic ot-tnc-road
populist candidates off the olliclal
ballot, originally based on the alleged
confusion produced by tho use of tho
designation "populist," Is to bo turned
around so as to rest on representations
.. .
that the Grand Island convention was
not In strict conformity with the re ¬
quirements of tho law. This Is doubt
less to remove the embarrassment which
fusion otllclals would suffer In according
a place on the ticket to silver repub
licans while refusing It to the mld-
roaders. Tho nild-roaders can expect no
favors from tho present stato house
crowd and any old excuse will do to
give them tho worst of It.
In spite of tho reports to the contrary,
It appears that a perfect understanding
Is maintained between the different' com
manders advancing on Pekln and the
troops of each nationality in turn take
up the post of danger In the advance.
Tho evidences of harmony among t ho
allies and the evident demoralization of
tho Chinese justify hope that tho Im
prisoned foreigners in the Pekln lega
tions will shortly bo rescued, even If
that has not already been accomplished.
In four nnd a half mouths from dat
the people of the state hope to be abh
to ascertain where the Idle school money
Is deposited by the stato treasurer. If
the $200,000 could bo Invested for tin
benefit of the school fund It would add
materially to the state apportionment.
Hut then some favored banks might not
make so good a graft.
Webster Davis has opened tho cam
palgn in West Virginia, devoting most
of his attention lo a defense of his own
motives In changing front on political
Issues. Mr. Davis will have an oppor
tunity to show during the present cam
paign whether as a lawyer ho is butter
for tho prosecution or the defense.
Chairman Hutlerof the fusion populist
national committee says he will swallow
Hryan notwithstanding the shabby deal
given him by the democrats of North
Carolina In bis aspirations to retain his
seat in the United States senate. lie
tloes not say, however, that he will swal
low Stevenson.
The Paris exposition, according to the
report of tho superior jury, has allowed
nearly r.'.TOO awards. Paris exposition
gold medals will soon bo making their
appearance and It would not bo surprls
Ing If they were soon listed along with
other medals and trophies on the
market.
Not only Is tho popocratle ship leak
ing, but the water-tight bulkheads have
been sprung so badly that tin craft Is In
a fouudurlug condition, At last uc
counts It was heading for a dry dock,
with every probability It would require
at least four years for repairs.
What n IMlTrrriit'e In the .Mnrnlnu.
Olobe-Dcmocrat.
President Cleveland Issued $282,000,000 tn
bonds to protect tho nation's stock of gold.
V republican administration ensued nml now
the Rovernment holds more gold than ever
before and debt reduction hns been resumed.
"Do Von Wnnt n CliiwiKef"
Olobc-Democrat.
American minufacturerH havo eood reason
to feel satisfied lth their prosress In the
last flvo years. Tho lncreaso of their
forelR-n exports from $1S4,000.000 in 1S95
to H32.00O.O0O In 1900 Is a wonderful show
ing. .o Oi'ciikIiim for Surprise.
New York World.
With a larce Hoer armv still In the field.
with none of tho big Doer Runs captured,
wun only a few of the several hundred
thousand, perhaps several million Doer rllles
accounted for, the Hrltlsh nro talking of tho
war aa over" and wondering why tho Hoer
women still hato them.
Uueer Kvldenoe of I Vpndlili.
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laborato tilnnp fni. I
tj 4W, nmudii lilt) IIU"
fensc of Canada arc said to he under dls-
tuBBion in ino English cabinet. Including
Imperial aid In canal building. As such dc
fensca cnuM
country, their buUtllnff would hardly be con
atatnt ...11. . i .
,olul1 iu prevailing Anglo-American
Ha., .tel. I.
.. .w.UDlill,,
I)liellliiR a llreillil.
Chlcauo News.
Canadlnn Invalid
bouth Africa at Liverpool aro Inducing In
SOincwhnt drastln rrltlplsm nf idol., ii.ih.i.
olllcors and say that having experienced
mo mo oi a iintisli soldier under Hrltlsh
officers they have resolved "to stay at
homo and mind their own business In tho
future." After all, tho prolonged South
airican war may not hasten tho drenra of
imporlnl federation aa It W.1R rnnfldnnllt.
predicted a few months ngo that It would.
HtriilKlitt-iiInK (lilt TiimkIi'i.
Chicago Chronicle.
TakliiK advanta B nf H Tnnmntitnrv lull n
the Chlnoflu urocredl nira bin Imnnrlnl mn.
Jesty Mcnclck of Abyssinia Ih henrd casu
ally to remark that this Is a pretty good
tlmo to BtralRhtcn out certain boundary
tanglca In which himself nnd tho Hrltlsh
aro Involved. As his imperial majesty Is
a goon (jiiriHtian and as ho has at his dis
posal, moreover. SOmo 100.000 men nnm.il
with Mauser nsslmllators of tho latest pat
tern, there Is reason to believe that Lord
Salisbury will not repulso Monclck'a over
tures rougniy. nut now peoplo do tako ad
vantaco of a man when he hns iiri,.nt
business on hand!
lroKr'nU p Poor l,n.
Sprlnmlcld Republican.
It Is extrcmoly Interesting to know that
ono trlbo of Indians havo arrived at that
pitch of civilization that they can make
contracts with tho United States govern
ment. This Is tho Crow trlbo of Montana,
who havo compluted n system of irrigation,
ralso vast quantities of wheat, havo a first
rato grist mill and aro building another;
for years havo sold farm produce of vari
ous sorts, as well as cattle nnd horses; and
now tho government glvc3 them a contract
to supply tho Cheyennea with flour. This
points tho way to tho equal civilization
of tho red man and tho solution of tho In
dian problem.
Spnnliinln l'loekliiK lo Culm.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho condition .of things In Cuba cannot
bo so very bad when Immigrants flora
Spain flock to .the Island at the rato at
which they aro said to bo going now. It
Is reported that no less than 20,000 Span
lards havo removed to Cuba since the
Island passed out of Spanish control and.
as tho peoplo of tho humbler classes tn
Spain nro notoriously poor, It Is probablo
that this number would bo Increased mnny
fold If tho means of emigration wero at
hand. This Is a demonstration that tells
moro than volumes of argument whether or
not Cuba has benefited by rclcaso from
Spanish rule.
Sonic (iooil IiiiIIiiiin Allrr.
Minneapolis Times. .
Not all tho good Indians arc dead In
dians. There nro tho Crows of Montana
for Instance; some of them havo tho virtue
of Industry. They havo been taking grad
ing contracts on n railroad; havo entered
Into an agreement with the United Stntcs
to furnish tho Cheyennes with flour. The
Crowa have Irrigated farms nnd a flour
mill, herds of cattle, mnny ponies nnd ns a
rulo nro In fnlrly comfortable circum
stances. In morals, however, they nro not
Improving as rapidly as could be desired
and while many of them aro Industrious
fow save money. Ncverthless It Is some
what refreshing to learn of Indians even
as well ndvnnced In material welfare as
they are.
I'KUSONAI, I'OI.VI'KIIS.
Tho sultnn la supposed to bo mildly In
terested In scolng whothcr ultimatums go
any better In China than In Turkey.
Tho Massachusetts utitl-liniicrnllsm Is
denned as tho "faith of the fathers," which
Is ns pat a phrnso as tho familiar "dollar
of tho daddies."
Major Ocncral Joseph Whcolcr has been
nsked to deliver dining next .winter n
rourso of lectures on tho great battles of
tho world before tho" department of his
tory of tho University of Chicago.
John 1). Itockefoller, tho Standard Oil
magnate, was Interviewed tho other day on
vacHtlonH In tho abstract. "Tho only way
for n rich man to enjoy one," ho said, "is
for him to forget completely that ho Is
rich."
601110 people In Minnesota have been de
tected In raising wolves for tho bounty
offered by the btate, nnd Auditor Dunn has
refused to audit claims In hoveral Instances
until ho has been able to Investigate their
Justice.
The present mikado of Japan is been much
moro In public than mostof his predeces
sors. Ho Is described as short, but well pro
portioned, vigorous, even muscular, and with
a face Indicative of the highest order of In
telligence. Kaiser Wllbclm has fallen n victim to the
electric vehlclo.cnuo and has commissioned
a fJerrnHn manufacturer to make for bin)
threo cars of different shape and design, in
ono cf which ho Intends to travel to tho sum
mer maneuvers In Paxony.
Ocncral Miles braved the heat of New
York recently to pay a visit to his daughter,
whoso husband Is quartermaster nt fjovern
or's Island, nnd to see tho nrrlvnl of several
boatloads of Immigrants. On such occasions
ho always dresses In citizen's clothes, with
a straw hat, dark suit and flowing tie.
Hero Is what tho Chicago Inter Ocean saj-H
of Hoosevelt's slouth hut: "It Is emblematic
of Americanism. It typifies the best
thoughts and highest Aspirations of Ameri
cans. Tfriero is no reason why It should not
bo worn by overy roan who bolleves that no
mission or destiny can be too broad or high
or noble for tho American republic."
Slnco the death nf Senator Clear of Iowa
there are but ton senators who have been
governors of their respective utates. They
aro Messrs. Proctor of Vermont, Perry of
Arkansas, Hawloy of Connecticut, Ciilloin of
Illinois, Bate of Tennessee. Perkins of Cali
fornia, Shoup of Idaho, Tillman of South
Carolina, Koraker of Ohio nnd Culberson of
Texas, Of these six arc republicans and
(our democrats.
Why Bryan is Distrusted.
San l'ralRlsco Call
Colonel Ilryan shunted silver lu his nc
pcptnnco speech nnd, nftcr somo geticrally
dnmnatory remarks nbout plutocracy," to
which we havo already referred, devoted
the rest ot hla document to his prize Issue
of Imperialism. In the main it 'consists of
a restatement of fundamental principles
that nre ns old ns Magna Charta. No ono
Is In opposition to them; they nro settled
pnrts of our polity and In no moro dnnger
of disturbance than nro tho Hocky moun
tains In danger of n change. In their axis.
Uut Ilryan presents them ns offsprings of
his own brain nnd himself na their only
efficient champion nnd defender, nnd his
election ns necessary to their preservation.
It will bo observed that he cries for their
application to tho external peoplo with
whom wo aro unhappily Involved as a mis
erable legacy of tho Spanish war. That
war he urged on tho ground that It would
bo good politics nnd of cottrso ho Is now
striving to get what politics ho can out of
Its results, which wero foreseen nnd fenred
by wiser men than he.
Ho nvolds comment upon tho denial of
tho guaranties of tho constitution to peo
ple nt home. He Is dumb upon tho defiant
violation by his own purty In tho south of
overy prlmlplo he asserts ns ncccssury to
the preservation of freedom. Ho quotes
Lincoln ns glibly ns tho devil Is supposed
to qtioto scripture, but ho nowhere applies
tho known principles of Lincoln to tho do
ings of his own party south of Mason nnd
Dixon's line. Hla leading manager, Tlll
mun of South Carolina, declared In tho
senato that whoa tho negroes exercised
their constitutional right to voto they were
murdered by tho Ilryan men of tho south,
nnd when they risked their lives to got In
n ballot It was nulllflcd'hy fraud.
Tho antl-cxpansloulatB of tho country
havo novor trusted Colonel Hryan. They
know that tho trouble camo with tho rat
ification qf tho treaty of Paris. The re
publican opposition to thnt treaty was so
strong that It could not depend on repub
licans for success In tho senate. They had
It beaten and proposed to amend out of It
tho purchase of the Philippines. That pur
chase wna nothing moro nor less than tho
accomplishment of a conquest. It was
vacant of nny other feature. It was pay
ing for n tltlo tl'iat had ulready been ex
tinguished by conquest.
On Juno 2,'., 1898, Just after his appoint
ment ns colonel of tho Nebraska regiment
for tho Spanish war, Colonel nryan, be
dizeucd nnd belly-banded In his spick nnd
span now uniform, mnde a speech nt the
dedication of tho Nebraska building nt the
Omaha exposition, in which ho said: "If
a contest undertaken for tho snko of hu
mnnlty degenerates into n wnr of conquest
we shnll find It dllllcult to meet tho charge
of having ndded hypocrisy to greed. Our
guns destroyed n Spanish Meet, but enn
they destroy that self-evident truth that
governments derive their Just powers, not
from superior force, but from the consent
of tho governed?"
That was nppllcnblo nnd unusually sane
for him. Hut ho went down south and Into
enmp with his regiment, whera It dallied
with dysentery for n fow months, when he
resigned and, according to his successor In
tho colonelcy, declared his purposo of going
to Washington to help secure tho ratifica
Tin: ;ooi)i,A.M) iir.nor.s.
I'lietn About- the Men Who linn Dntru
the Train llolilipra.
Kansans nro shaking hands with them
selves over tho splendid courage displayed
by tho Sherman county men who tracked
tho Union Pacific train robbers to their re
treat last Krlday and disposed of them by
tho efficacious rifle method. Tho credit
belongs wholly to Sheriff Walker nnd his
nsslstnnta, nnd tho swift nnd dccislvo
manner In which they did tho Job proves
them men of steady ncrvo and unfailing
sight in a desperate encounter, Tho
people of Ooodland, 'way out In western
Kansas, says the Kansas City Stnr, nre
certainly entitled to praise for delivering
n crushing blow to tho romance of rob
bing trains. Ilrlgands will scarcely select
that vicinity as a tempting field for tholr
operations in tho future. It was tho real
Kansas spirit that led John Hrlggs, C. R.
Dlddlson and Ocorgo Culllns, citizens of
Ooodland, to go with Sheriff Walker on
tho perilous mission of capturing or kill
ing tho two despcruto men who hail held
up n Union Pacific train. They knew that
the bandits, when cornered nnd with noth
ing but death by fighting or tho nooso be
foro them, would sell their lives as dearly
ns possible.
Knowing this, tho bravo Knnsans at
tacked tho robbers with a rourago equal
to that of valiant men who havo won famo
In tho pages of history hy leading n ehargo
or a forlorn hope. It wns a tragic scene
on tho dlstnnt prairie, this deadly conflict
between desperate fury nnd honest cour
age. All honor to Sheriff Walker, who did
his duty, nnd to John Hrlggs nnd fleorgo
Culllns, who felt tho sting of deadly
wounds whllo acting voluntnrlly ns offi
cers of tho Inw, and tn Hlddlson. whoso
steady nlm laid tho robber low who tried
to escape.
If Remington, nt his best, could paint
tho picture of the fight near Ooodland, It
would bo a remarkable canvas. A low
knoll, with a sod house; a small shed be
hind, n windmill then tho n9t, all-pervading
sweep of prnlrlo and sky. In the
door of tho sod houso tho two train rob
bers, peering suspiciously at threo men
with a bunch of horses tho sheriff and
posse. In a patch of HUnflowors tho fourth
member of the posse tense, watchful
rlflo In hand. On ono sldo tho family of
tho rancher, knowing that a dcspcraie
sceno was imminent, iiw rnnuui mm
dcnly open fire. Pace to face, pistol tn
pistol, with only tho enrly morning sun
looking on, tho tragedy Is enacted.
Sheriff Walker was elected sheriff of
Sherman county last fall on tho democratic
ticket. Ho received many republican otes.
He Is 12 yeurs of age, of medium height,
sturdy build and has a keen, gray eye.
Sheriff Walker hus a reputation for brav
ery displayed during tho county seat
troublo several years ago. Ills wlfo know
of tho uttack to bo mado on tho robbers
and implored "him not to go. Again on
Friday afternoon sho begged him not to
risk his life. Ho kissed her nnd told her
ho could not cvudo his sworn duty even If
ho should loso hla llfo. Sheriff Walker
took Hrlggs, Culllns and Hlddlson with him
because they aro men who hnnw not fear
and will fight so long as llfo Is left.
C. K. Hlddlson Is ai engineer In tho em
ploy of the Chicago. Hock Island & Pacific
railroad Ho Is a crack shot with rllle,
shotgun or pistol. J. H. Hrlggs Is tho owner
and manager of tho Commercial hotel In
Sherman and ono of tho most popular busi
ness men of tho city, (ieorgo Culllns Is a
member of ono of tho pioneer families nf
Sherman. Ho Is a young man and Is em
ployed In n billiard hall In (inodland.
Tho official sleuths of tho Union Pacific
dropped Into (inodland In time for tho
obsequies. No glory or credit awaited them
and. whllo expressing admiration for tho
manner In which tho Job was done, they
did not conceal their disappointment in
being shut out of tho game.
"Wish you had waited for us," bald tho
detectives to Shorlff Walker, "wo would
havo gotten tho robbers out allvo."
"Never heard of you railroad detectives
taking nny prisoners," said one of the
Sherman posse.
tion of the Paris treaty. As we have said,
tho treaty was then beaten by the repub
licans under tho leadership of Scnntor Hoar,
because It proposed to confirm the conquest
of the Philippines. Hrynn Induced seven
teen democratic senators to como to Its sup
port ami ratified It. His lobbying completed
tho conquest of tho Philippines. Ills re
sponsibility nn the leader of his party has
not been forgotten. Ho abandoned tho the
ory of his Omaha speech. Ho forgot all
nbout consent of the governed. Ho added
"hypocrisy to greed" in n double sense, nnd
lost the confidence of tho nntt-expanstonlsts.
Now ho seeks to relnstntc himself, because
ho wants votes, wlillo It Is a fact of public
knowledge that his southern supporters, who
wilt glvo him 120 electoral votes, arc prac
tically unanimous for holding tho Philip
pines. Ho sees with unusual clearness, for
him, that his support of tho treaty Is hla
weak point, nnd In his ncceptance speech
tries to nvold its consequences. This Is his
excuse: "If tho treaty had been rejectod
considerable tlmo would necessarily have
elapsed beforo n new trcnty could havo been
agrood upon nnd ratified, nnd during thnt
tlmo tho question would have been agitating
the public mind."
This timid politician was afrnld of agita
tion I That was tho cry tlmo to agitato tho
public mind. Spain was powerless to reopen
hostilities. Tho protocol ratified for her by
Cntnbon dominated tho situation. If the
great principles which no man disputes wero
put in peril by tho treaty, ns he now eharges,
no tlmo wns too long to spend In their vin
dication. That was th tlmo to ngltate tho
public mind. He docs not scruplo to agitato
It now on that samo subject, when Its agi
tation may mean tho votes which will give
him the" power to overthrow our financial
system, destroy our credit nnd bring on an
other whirlwind of panic and pinch of dis
tress. Measuring tho man as wc nro Justi
fied In doing, ho did not wnnt tho agitation
then, for It would not help his ambition to
bo president. It would not forward his ul
terior purposo to put tho country on a silver
standard. It would not push the policy of
tho Chicago platform for tho overthrow of
tho courts, the denlnl of tho freedom of con
tract, tho abolition of tho legislative branch
of our system nnd tho destruction of reprc
sentntlvo government.
Agltntlon then would havo presented the
ono question of conquest nnd would hnvo
sottled It against tho purehnso nf tho Phil
ippines. It would hnve Involved no other
consequences nnd would hnve endangered
no Interests. Thereforo ho did not want
agitation then, but lie wunts It now. He
turned his bnck upon hla Omaha speech, lob
bled for tho treaty, accomplished tho con
quest, violated overy prlnclplo which he now
nsscrts1(tnnd asks to bo trusted to rid tho
country of tho consequences of n treaty for
which ho nlono Is responsible.
Wo betlovo tho American peoplo will pre
fer tho gold standard, 2 per cont Interest on
tho public debt, tho continuance of good
times, tho employment of all our working
people, plenty of food for their tnblo ani
clothing for their bodies, nnd will trust to
tho bobcr, second thought of the people,
manifested In orderly reaction, to extricate
tho country from the difficulties into which
this lobbyist plunged It when ho procured
tho ratification of the conquest of the Philippines.
roi.rnc.w, snapshots.
Philadelphia Times: It's well enough for
chickens to begin laying eggs with the
initials H. or McK. on them, but tho real
prophetic egg la that which hatches the
election rooster tho next day.
Cleveland Leader: If there Is n para
mount Issue In this campaign It Is whether
tho states of tho south aro to havo a re
publican form of government or whether
they nro to bo governed by democratic
tyrants by means of force nnd fraud.
(Jlobe-Uemocrat: Tho republican candi
date for governor of Minnesota, a steam
boat captnln, has boiled down the demo
cratic platform and presents this nH the
residuum: "Pull down tho ling. Hip tho
credit of tho country up the back, (let n
bugnboo and call it Imperialism. Then
stuff the peoplo full of chaff." Tho Minne
sota peoplo aro warranted In entcrtnlntng
high hopes of their next governor as n
vigorous nnd truthful condenser.
Philadelphia North American: Tho demo
crats of North Carolina, who have dis
franchised tho negroes, In splto of tho
Declaration of Independence and tho fed
rrnl constitution, nro Sons of Liberty when
It comes to Imposing government on tho
Klllplnos without their consent. This Is
patently Inconsistent, of course, but Isn't
It better thnt tho democracy should ap
prove of fro'jdom somewhere than not at
all? Moreoer, tho peoplo of the south
have had so much practical experience of
tho race problem that they may bo ex
cused for not thinking It wise to add the
unasslmllablo Filipino to tho Indigestible
African.
New York Sun: According to tho Ilryan.
1te wallers tho United States Is impover
ished nnd on tho way to be ruined by
tho gold standard anil tho trusts. Half of
tho Hrltlsh war loan has Just been taken
by this Impoverished and ruined country,
which would havo gobbled tho whole of U
If It could havo got It. This Impoverished
and ruined country has po much money to
Invest that even In tho present unparalleled
expansion of business it can't llnd ways
enough at homo of salting down its profits.
It has money to lend to Kngland. ns It Imd
money to lend to Hussla, nnd It may soon
bo drawing Interest from nil over tho
world. Tho farmers can't get men enough
lo harvest their crops. Tho railroads can't
get curs enough In enrry tho freight. The
havings banks nro .so swamped with de
posits that they don't know where to In
vest them. Vet tho Hryan spouters of
lamentation nre sure thnt tho country Is
being impoverished and ruined by tho gold
standard and tho trusts and is nbout (o
be wrecked totally by Imperialism. If
this Is ruin tho American people would
llko to be ruined every year.
IMIT.HI I, IMHA.MOl'XTS,
"Tin. .SHM'tcr of I Niiriiiitl.in Only
MiiKpn ii tifiiri'iil I.iiiikIi."
J. .Sterling .Morton's Conservative
Tho attempt to frighten the American peo
plo with tho specter of usurpation only
makes n general laugh. It Is an nbhurdlty
predicted by the pnioxysmnl exhortera for
Hryanarchy tn the year 1900 as tho fiamo
emotional economists prophesied tho com
mercial calamities to follow the gold stand
ard In lS'JO.
In that yrar tho candidate for tho presi
dency, standing upon "that bad eminence."
tho Chicago platform, with vehemence and
zeal, proclaimed:
"Tho democratic party has begun a war
of extermination against tho gold standard
We ask no quarter, we glvp no quarter. We
shall prosecute our warfaro until (here Is
not an American eltUen that dares to ad
vocato a gold standard policy. You ask
why? Wn reply that tho gold standard In a
conspiracy ngnlust tho human race and thnt
wo should no more Join It than wo would
an army marching to destroy our homes and
to destroy our families.
"Wc bollovo that no language can over
ftato thu Infinite distress that tho gold
standard means to tho human race
"I bcllevo wo ball win now. Hut whether
wo win now or not. we have begun a war
faro against the gold standard which hnll
continue until tho gold standard is driven
from our shores back to ICngland "
How ran a clrar-eyed and unerring prophc
like Mr. Bryan, wbcbc eloquent tongue Is
ipnstantly hurling hunks of wicdom and gobn
of truth Into the rpceptlvo hrnln pans of
the plain people, slop this "war of exterml
nation against the gold stnndurd." for the
purpose of slaughtering n fpw Inrhnnte
Imperators?
How ran Colonel Hryan. who says ' we
bcllevo that no language eon overstate tho
luflnlto distress that tho gold standard
menus to tho humnn rare," pause a mo
ment to merely squelch n king, a monarch
hrro nnd there?
"Tho gold standard Is a conspiracy against
tho human race" nnd can Colonel Hrynn
permit that conspiracy to culmlnuto and
catastrophe to come down upon the human
race like an avalanche while he wnnders
on to knock poor, little Paramount luipe
rlallsm In tho head?
What nre n thousand kings nnd a million
of lmperntors In tho United States com
pared to thnt satnnlc. conspiracy of tho gold
standard against the whole humnn race
"Wo have begun a wnrfnro against the
gold standard which shnll continue until
the gold standard Is driven from our shores
back to Kngland." And, having so vigor
ously spoken, how can the grcut nnd only
peerless now pause In his chtvalrlc charge
upon tho gold standard merely to crush
under his thumb nail n few Incipient
microbes of royalty developing in tho Mc
Ivlnley Incubator?
Why not, oh! valiant nnd peerless ono
continue your deadly onslaught upon llm
nccursed gold stnndurd? Why mitigate your
majestic wrath as to thnt octopusal, pluto
crutlo "paramount?" Why switch off to
nnother truck nnd plunge headlong to a
deadly collision with tho paramount Impe
rial train of the money combine the trusts,
Mark Hanna nnd .Mnjor MeKlnley to be
come In November, 1900, the paramount
political cadaver of this wicked dollar-abovo-the-mati
nge? Oh. why change
pnrnmounts? Why dismount from the
paramount of LSI"! to lip tin own nnd
stamped upon In attempting to mount the
paramount of 1900"
.Mi:ittc. t vwr.n .Mi:.T.
rorrlmi Cm rrmiii'iilM Kiiom ii tiooil
ThliiK nml llii) II.
Philadelphia ltccord.
Tho recent heavy purchases of American
canned meats by tho Oerman. Kngllsh and
Russian governments for the uso of their
troops constitute n pretty effectual refu
tation of the allegations made by the
pi ess of Kngland nnd (iprmnny to tho ef
fect that Amerlcau meats were either In
ferior to tho home product or even posi
tively harmful.
The fart Is thnt tho packing houses which
do business nn a largo scalo cannot nffbrd
to pack bnd meat knowingly. In theso dfi3
of keen competition such action would bo
fatal, since competitors could lie trusted
to make Hu lapse from stnndurd quality
widely known. Canned meats, how over,
nro moro susceptible to changing condi
tions nf heat nnd moisture than other
canned products, consequently, unless In
telligently handled In storage nnd trans
portation, nro moro likely to spoil. If
tho directions hb to their enre given by
tho great packing houses bo closely fol
lowed there Is small likelihood of reason
able complaint.
Tho purchases now being mado by forclRn
governments, particularly that nf ticrmany,
are Important In a sense qulto npart from
tholr magnitude. They nro certain to
demonstrnto lo tho consumers) of the ments
thnt any polltlcnl or governmental opposi
tion to tho Importation of American meats
by any country on tho pica that thoy aro
not wholesome Is nn egregious error.
I,AI'(illl(i CAS.
Somervllle Journal: Hp laughs best who
laughs when you want him to.
Detroit Journal: Somo Hrltlsh generals
have na many letter nftpr their nanips us
American railway otllclals.
Philadelphia Press: "What do yon think?"
disgustedly cried tho brunette who hml a
rathpr pronounced growth of down nn her
sweet upppr Hp, "All my brother gave inn
for my birthday whs ii rhino, cup and
saucer. Wasn't that mean?"
"Indeed, It was, dear," replied her dear
est friend. "Did you say it was a mustache
eup7"
Detroit Journal: "Medical skill. " snppred
My Patient, "cannot save ii man from
dying."
'No." I repllpd. "SoniPtlniPM In vpry iIps
pprato cusps. It can't even save n man from
dying rich!"
In this It was my purpose to nlludp cut
tingly to tho p.xtrpino dlfllculty I had had
In collecting my bill ngnlust him.
Detroit Freo Press: "Sir," said tho Long
llnlred One Indignantly to tho editor, "the
pnpt Ih born."
"Oh. Is he'.'" retorted thn editor. "WpII,
I'm darned sorry Im Is. Hut thla Isn't tho
place where they tnkp In tho birth nntlPPH.
You go qn down Htulra tn the buslnpss
olilcc"
Hoston Transcript: Horace L'nclp GVoigp,
I see n good deal In the papprs nbout roof
gardens. What nro roof gardens. Uncle
lienrcoV
l'ncle tleorgp They are pIhcps. I IpIIoc,
where young gentlemen now wild oats.
Till: St .MMI'lL H A .
Daltlmorc American.
We've sung about tho women and their
frills and furbelows,
Tholr waspish waists nnd trailing skirts,
thplr tightly compressed toes;
We've laughed ut all their foolishness their
fnlllcH wo'vo expressed
An things that wo must put up with, If they
would bo well dresHed.
Hut. while wo wnx snrcuhtlc, let us mnke u
llttlo i HI 1. 1
Of the man with padded shoulders anil the
muchly-shortened coat.
Wo rave nf woman's "hIIIIiipks" In r.ilny
dny uttlip,
Which she'll not wenr except on days when
sunshine lienmH like lire,
Wo hoot nnd howl ut her big hats, wo Jlbn
mid mippr mid woff,
IJpcnuso she'll use complexion tints that
sometimes peel right off,
Hut, overlook her for a whllo, nnd help us
tn assail
Tho innaciilluo attire tho coat tjmt hasn't
iiav tall.
It strlkPH him l thp waist band, and looks
like n widened belt.
Tho iiiipprcst-lnoldng garment thnt you ever
saw or foil- -The
Hhoiildera lump mid hnng around In
broad und Hwaggor style.
And iiiIhh the shfiuldeiH of tho man bv
something like n mllp.
Lot's sing no inure ot woman's whims, but
take n carping cniek,
At Willie with the coat tall ending half way
up hla back.
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